Power
When Hydro-Québec announced its intention to proceed with the enormous James Bay II hydroelectric project, the 15,000 Cree who live in the region decided to stand up to the giant utility. With unprecedented access to key figures like Cree leader Matthew Coon Come and American environmental activist Robert Kennedy Jr., Power is the compelling, behind-the-scenes story of the Cree's five-year battle to save the Great Whale River and their traditional way of life.
"a time-lapse portrait of an epic struggle which transcends journalism."- Brian D. Johnson, Maclean's Magazine
"a film of human egos, weaknesses, conflict, dreams and the starkly revealed mechanisms" -The Globe and Mail
"Picturesque, action-packed, suspenseful, starring a charismatic but tortured protagonist" -The Toronto Star
Power
